random food word nicknames!

webui/src/hooks/useDefaultNickname.js

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+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useSettingsNamespace } from '../settings/index.js';
+import { useSession } from '../context/SessionContext.jsx';
+import wordListText from '../assets/wordlist.txt?raw';
+
+function capitalize(word) {
+  if (!word) return '';
+  return word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1);
+}
+
+function pickRandomWord() {
+  const words = String(wordListText || '')
+    .split(/\r?\n/)
+    .map((word) => word.trim())
+    .filter(Boolean);
+  if (!words.length) return '';
+  const selected = words[Math.floor(Math.random() * words.length)] || '';
+  return selected.trim();
+}
+
+export default function useDefaultNickname() {
+  const { setNickname } = useSession();
+  const { value, status, save } = useSettingsNamespace('profile', { nickname: '' });
+  const attemptedRef = useRef(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (status !== 'ready') return;
+    if (attemptedRef.current) return;
+
+    const existing = (value.nickname || '').trim();
+    if (existing) return;
+
+    attemptedRef.current = true;
+    const generated = capitalize(pickRandomWord()).slice(0, 32);
+    if (!generated) return;
+
+    const applyNickname = async () => {
+      try {
+        await setNickname(generated);
+      } catch (err) {
+        // Ignore server errors; still persist locally to avoid re-rolling.
+      } finally {
+        save({ nickname: generated });
+      }
+    };
+
+    applyNickname();
+  }, [save, setNickname, status, value.nickname]);
+}